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  • Frazier Glenn Miller May Be Facing Death Penalty

    The man alleged to be behind a hate-fueled killing spree may now be facing the death penalty.

    Frazier Glenn Miller has been accused of entering two separate Jewish community centers in Overland Park, Kansas and opening fire.

    The incidents left three innocent people dead and the residents of Overland Park in disbelief.

    The victims were 69-year-old William Lewis Corporon, his 14-year-old grandson Reat Underwood, and 53-year-old Terri LaManno.

    Miller was seated in a wheelchair as he was escorted into the courtroom for his initial court appearance on Wednesday.

    He was seen wearing a long black garment, which a spokesman for the Johnson County jail explained was a “suicide prevention smock.”

    The 73-year-old suspect was placed in a closed circuit booth, where he requested a public defender. He was granted free representation by the judge. Miller’s bond is set at $10 million.

    Miller faces a capital murder charge for the deaths of Corporon and his grandson Underwood and a first degree murder charge for the death of LaManno.

    The capital murder charge is a significant one because it raises the possibility that the suspect could be given the death penalty if convicted.

    Miller, who is also known by the alias Cross, has a long history of anti-Semite and white supremacist activities.

    He formed a KKK group during the 1980s of which he was the grand dragon. He also founded a second white supremacist group known as the White Patriot Party.

    Miller was known to write hate-filled comments on various white supremacist forums across the web and would even write letters to a hapless editor filled with content the man described as “just too vile” to put in print.

    The racist history of the suspect speaks strongly enough as to the motivation behind the killings. Because of the kind of man the suspect is, it is absolutely clear why he would have committed these heinous acts.

    Miller had previously testified against other white supremacists in a plea agreement on a 1988 sedition charge. It’s been reported that since this action, other supremacist groups and individuals did not want to associate with him due to feelings of betrayal.

    That may have changed with the charges Miller now faces. He is reportedly being “congratulated” by hate groups on various internet sites.

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  • Jewish Center Shootings Deemed “Hate Crimes”

    The shootings that occurred at Jewish community centers on Sunday in Overland Park, Kansas City, were officially classified as “hate crimes,” authorities said Monday, and the shooting suspect has been identified as Frazier Glenn Cross of Aurora, Mo.

    Cross, 73, who also goes by the last name Miller, is the founder and former leader of the Carolina Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and the White Patriot Party, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups.

    He is suspected of shooting and killing high school freshman Reat Underwood, 14, who was on his way to an audition, and his grandfather, Dr. Willliam Corporan, 69, outside a Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Ill., on Sunday, the eve of Passover. On Monday, Overland Park Police identified a third victim as Teresa Lamanno, 53. She was shot at Village Shalom, an assisted living facility nearby.

    Witnesses told police Cross allegedly yelled a Nazi salute after the shooting Sunday at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City in Overland Park. The shooter then drove to Village Shalom, shooting Lamanno to death before surrendering, police said.

    Cross was later recorded screaming “Heil Hitler!” during his arrest.

    Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe and U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas Barry Grissom are deciding what charges to file in federal and local courts against Cross, who has not yet been charged.

    If the suspected shooter is charged and convicted of a hate crime, under federal law, he could be sentenced with the death penalty. A hate crime charge would apply if the charge is that the defendant was motivated by the victims’ “race, color, religion or national origin.”

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